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Saturday, December 31, 2011

100 Ways To Use Ribbon

100 ways to use ribbon!!! I LOVE to collect ribbon (along with paper, glue, pens, flowers, etc...lol) and I decided to gather all my ideas or inspirations in one spot. Some are just thoughts and ideas that I have, and other's are inspirations that I found on pinterest for starters. You can find me on pinterest here....

Here's 100 ways to use ribbon.... If I got the idea off pinterest, there will be a link back to the source (of course!)

6. Make a ribbon wreath... Pretty simple, grab a wreath form and simply start tieing pieces of ribbon all the way around being sure to cover all the wreath form. You shouldn't see any of the wreath form... Remember to slide the ribbons down and smush them together if you have to :)

7. Make little ribbon trees.... Found HERE - These would be cute for any time of the year... Use bright green ones for the springtime, earth tones for the fall, etc.

8. Click on photo to see the tutorial from Martha Stewart on these little flowers...

9. Party Decor.... You can tie these onto the tree branch, a railing, etc.

10. I thought this was a pretty neat way to put in a "big girls" hair :)

11. Use it to make a necklace...

12. Use it to tie silverware together, for your table setting :) You can gather your fork, knife and spoon... Maybe even add your napkin underneath before you do...

13. Gift Wrapping

14. Sew around a pillow

15. Hang Wreaths

16. Hang Ornaments

17. Hang Pictures

18. Tie around a jar

19. Put a bunch of fun colors in a jar for decoration

20. Tie around your head as a headband

21. Hold Curtains Back

22. Add to your scrapbook layouts

23. Tie Ribbon Around Cinnamon Sticks and Place in places that you would like to smell nice

24. Stick a bunch of ribbon inside a mason jar along with a string of battery operated LED lights and turn on!

25. Use to bind a mini album

26. Take a stack of old books and wrap a ribbon around for decoration

27. Take a piece of muslin or fabric, gather potpourri in the middle and then bring up all the sides and gather. Tie a ribbon around to make a little sachet.

28. Take a WIDE ribbon, glue the bottom and sides and attach it to a scrapbook page or a page in a mini album to create a pocket

29. Take a brown lunch bag, fold the top over and punch two holes, side by side. String ribbon through and have them facing the same side. Tie into a bow. Very cute packaging for so many things.

30. Use to keep a journal closed... Simply fold the ribbon in half and then place your notebook inbetween and glue the ribbon onto the top and bottom. Not the spine. Make sure you leave enough on the side of the book that opens so you can tie or make a bow.

31. Tie at the top of straws for decoration and party flair!

32. Another tutorial to make a bow

33. Tie up a bouquet of flowers

34. Tie up a group of skeleton keys for decoration

35. Glue to the bottom of a candle at the base for detail

36. Tie onto a chandelier

37. Tie to the back of a chair for your event

38. Decorate an old lampshade

39. Wrap around a tree

40. Make a greeting card

41. Use as a photo prop

42. Use it to upcycle an old can into a vase...

43. A tutorial on how to make the perfect bow....

44. Another Flower Tutorial Using Ribbon

45. How to make curly ribbon

46. Funk up your flip flops....

47. Make ribbon wands... Get a dowel, paint if you'd like to any color! and then tie ribbon strips to the top! Simple and so cute! And little girls just love these!

48. Use to tie up your shoes. My daughter got a pair of converse this year for school and they actually came with purple ribbon shoelaces!

49. String ribbon from point a to point b like a clothesline and get pretty clothes pins and use to hang kids artwork etc. This would be really sweet for a little girls room.... Or even if you find a rustic print ribbon, would be awesome for a little boy's room too! Kitchen for memo's.... etc.

50. Use as a bookmark

51. Tie a few pretty pieces to a purse handle

52. To make your own fabric ribbon, simply find a pattern of fabric that you like and cut a tiny slit. Then grab ahold of it and rip all the way down to the end :) Then you can stamp it, etc. Make sure you pull off those little loose ends and stragglers :)

53. Put a bunch of different (or same color) ribbons in the bottom of a vase before adding artificial flowers. It will be a pretty and easy way to hide the "stems"

54. Add to your clothing....

55. Embroider with it!

56. Make little clips with it! Simple... Ribbon and paper clips!

57. Use it to tie tags onto presents and party favors

58. You can stamp some ribbons to customize them all your own!

59. dye them!

60. Braid a few different ones together to make a purse handle, embellishment, etc.

61. Use it to tie together pillowcases <------ (yellow ones)

62. Make a necklace.... Add large beads, and when it's filled up, knot, or tie in a bow.

63. Crochet it for a different look

64. Use for little embellishments on tags, scrapbook layouts and more

65. Tie a bunch of ribbons all the way around a handle of a basket

66. Tie onto the tops of toothpicks and stick into your sandwiches for a little flair! :)

80. Run the ribbon through the sewing machine, a straight stitch from beginning to end.... Then take it off the sewing machine. Knot one end and then pull the one of the threads to "scrunch" up the ribbon to make ruffles.